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How to report sexual assault in São Paulo
This is what we have read and stored about reporting in São Paulo. Read only the part you need. You do not have to decide anything today.
Checked against official sources on 27 August 2026.
where to report
Go to a Delegacia de Defesa da Mulher (DDM), a police station staffed to investigate crimes against women including sexual offences, or to a Casa da Mulher Brasileira, which puts a women's police station, prosecutors, psychologists and shelter referrals in one building; São Paulo's Casa da Mulher Brasileira is on Rua Vieira Ravasco, 26, Cambuci. Ligue 180 can register your complaint by phone and direct you to the nearest DDM or Casa da Mulher Brasileira.
what to bring
You do not need any documents to register a report (boletim de ocorrência). Bring an ID if you have one; if not, the police can still take your report.
the exam window
Go to a hospital emergency room or the Instituto Médico Legal (IML) as soon as you can for the exame de corpo de delito (forensic exam), which can also be arranged by the DDM. HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is free through the SUS public health system and works best within 72 hours (ideally the first two hours) of the assault, and emergency contraception should also be taken as soon as possible after the assault for the best chance of preventing pregnancy.
the deadline
There is no short deadline, though Brazilian law does set outer limits tied to the maximum sentence. Rape (estupro, article 213 of the Penal Code) carries 6 to 10 years in prison, which under article 109 gives prosecutors up to 16 years to bring charges from when the crime happened (longer if the victim was a minor, since the clock only starts once they turn 18). This means you can still report years later, but a lawyer or the DDM can confirm the exact period for your situation.
support organisations
People near you who do this every day.
These are independent of Escrow. They can sit with you through a report, and they can also just talk.
sources
Every fact above came from one of these.
- Ligue 180 - Central de Atendimento à Mulher
Ministério das Mulheres, Governo do Brasil · checked 27 August 2026
- Delegacias de Defesa da Mulher
Prefeitura de São Paulo · checked 27 August 2026
- Profilaxia Pós-Exposição (PEP)
Prefeitura de São Paulo - Secretaria da Saúde · checked 27 August 2026
- Prescrição de crime sexual contra criança foi ampliada
Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) · checked 27 August 2026
other places
The rest of Brazil, and the countries next to it.
If you were somewhere else in Brazil, read how to report sexual assault in Brazil. It covers the towns we have not written up yet.
This is information, not legal advice.
Requirements change, deadlines are read differently by different offices, and a station can move. Nobody here is your lawyer. For advice about your own case, ask a lawyer or a support organisation in São Paulo.
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